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General Atomics to develop new Reaper UAV software

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Airmen from the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron prepare a MQ-9 Reaper with an extended range modification for a sortie at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2015. The ER modification allows for 20 to 40 percent additional flight time dependent on the aircraft’s load out. (Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/Air Force)

General Atomics has been awarded a $34 million contract to develop software for Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) MQ-9 Reapers.

Under the contract, General Atomics will develop AFSOC MQ-9 medium altitude long endurance tactical lead-off hitter (MALET LOH) software, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement.

The work will be performed in California, New Mexico and Florida. Completion is scheduled for February 2018.

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.